Senior UX Designer

Who we are

Finchbeam Systems is a 29-person software shop in Leuven. The founders still answer support tickets. Profitable, no outside investors, and no plans to take any. We grow when customers pay us.

What this job is

Finchbeam Systems is looking for a Senior UX Designer to join a small, steady team. Our operations team works closely with product and engineering. Designers here run their own usability tests and attend sprint planning. Remote position. Most of the team is in Leuven, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll work on

• Contribute components and patterns to the design system
• Build interactive prototypes to test ideas before engineering starts
• Review implemented UI with engineers and file polish tickets
• Sketch several directions early instead of polishing the first idea
• Present work in design critiques and respond to feedback
• Check analytics after launch to see how designs perform

Requirements

• 5+ years of product or UX design experience on digital products
• Used to working directly with engineers in an Agile team
• Comfort running basic user research and usability tests
• Portfolio showing process, not just final screens
• Working knowledge of WCAG accessibility guidelines

Desirable

• Motion and micro-interaction design with ProtoPie, Principle or Lottie
• B2B or data-heavy interfaces
• Illustration or brand design skills

What we offer

€6,200 to €7,500 monthly

• Pension scheme
• 8% holiday allowance
• Training budget
• Travel allowance

If you are shortlisted, we will reach out to set up a first call.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Finchbeam Systems.